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garima
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Poppies
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Feb 4 05:09 UTC 1998 |
Ok. I want to grow a FIELD of red poppies - much like the Monet painting.
I understand that you toss the little seeds on the ground surface and
just rake a little, and water,and wait.... And redo this everty year,
because I don;t think they can survive the winters here.
I had this catalog for nothing but wild flowers and seeds - they had
poppy mixes. Only I can't find it anymore.
Where can I get a bagful of red poppy seeds, cheap, reliable?
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keesan
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response 1 of 16:
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Feb 14 04:25 UTC 1998 |
I have a yardful of naturalized red poppies that came with the property in
1986. Come dig up a few in June, they spread and thrive despite complete
neglect and a lot of shade. But they are not a ground cover, expect other
things to be sharing the ground with them. A friend has the double variety.
California poppies, the little orange annuals, will reseed for many years.
That kind of poppy is all I got in my mix from Hertler's.
FOr a higher yield of seeds you could start them indoors, but they are very
cold-hardy and can be planted in April or sooner, once the ground thaws.
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garima
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response 2 of 16:
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Feb 14 07:30 UTC 1998 |
So they DO survive the winters then? Surprising, considering their
seeds are right at the surface of the soil...
I am glad they are cold hardy.... I hate replanting. I have a bag
of poppy seeds - but it may be a couple of years old at least. I wonder
how they will turn out.
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keesan
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response 3 of 16:
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Feb 14 16:04 UTC 1998 |
You could try sprouting a few now (in a warm spot) to see if they are viable.
I am not saying all poppies will survive here, just that mine do. Usually
if you buy seeds in a labelled package they will give you some idea of the
climatic requirements. Do you know what kind you have?
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valerie
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response 4 of 16:
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Feb 21 04:29 UTC 1998 |
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keesan
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response 5 of 16:
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Feb 21 04:57 UTC 1998 |
Of course, and take some home with you in a pot. Remind me when you
notice them blooming, I forget which month to expect them. June?
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valerie
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response 6 of 16:
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Feb 22 03:37 UTC 1998 |
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keesan
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response 7 of 16:
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Feb 23 05:19 UTC 1998 |
Yes, I would notice the blooms, but I may forget to call you. They are all
over town, call if you notice any blooming. (Right now would be nice...).
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garima
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response 8 of 16:
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Feb 28 19:10 UTC 1998 |
Okay, here is my bag of poppies. "Perennial Oriental Poppy" - Burpee.
Brilliant Red. Note to self on package "Will not bloom the year planted"
(the woman at the nursery said that).
They grow 3 ft. tall in May-June, in a sunny location, spring to mid-summer.
Do not transplant.
Barely cover seeds with fine soil. Seedlings emerge in 10-20 days. Protect
in winter with mulch.
Grown in Germany.
I'll start them in a little pot indoors & see what happens.
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keesan
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response 9 of 16:
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Mar 1 02:53 UTC 1998 |
If you have no luck, I can give you lots of plants, they spread.
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keesan
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response 10 of 16:
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Apr 20 03:20 UTC 1998 |
Our yard is covered with poppy plants, we are composting many of them since
we planted a few other things in holes today, everyone is welcome to 20 or
30 of them. We also have a few extra forsythia bushes, as I just discovered
our big bush seems to have rooted a few years ago, any takers for a bush?
(Today we finally planted an exotic vine, and exotic bush, and five
juneberries sent us as a surprise this week. The two pawpaw trees and the
two older juneberries and the plum and two clove currants are or will be in
flower soon, stop and see).
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garima
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response 11 of 16:
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Apr 20 23:44 UTC 1998 |
I want poppies & forsythia bushes....! Maybe this weekend?
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keesan
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response 12 of 16:
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Apr 21 01:19 UTC 1998 |
Call (see my plan) and find a time. Probably Sat or Sun afternoon, or any
evening this week. Bring a bucket, you can have 3 forsythias and 50
poppies if you want. Do you have extras of any perennials that don't
need full sun? You are also welcome to a tour of the house that we are
building inside the garden.
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garima
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response 13 of 16:
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Apr 26 04:53 UTC 1998 |
Great! I will give you a call then.
I don't have any perennials for shade...other than 2-3 bleeding hearts.
But they are pretty small...not ready to divide and give away though....
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garima
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response 14 of 16:
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Apr 26 05:03 UTC 1998 |
My neighbor across the street has planted poppies sometime last year.
He has mutant poppies coming up - they are lush, fat, thickly planted
and are growing densely , covering entire areas completely. They have
huge buds... This is going to be exciting. I envy him.
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keesan
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response 15 of 16:
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May 12 16:38 UTC 1998 |
Our first two poppies opened yesterday. THe pawpaws are just past full bloom,
lots of dame's rockets. Too late to transplant poppies this year.
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arabella
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response 16 of 16:
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Jun 30 05:01 UTC 1998 |
Oriental poppies are perennial and hardy in our area, but there are
many varieties of poppies that are self-seeding annuals, such as
california poppies and corn poppies (papaver rhoas). Ken and I
saw wild corn poppies growing all over Italy in May, particularly
all around the train tracks. I have a book about poppies, and I'm
particularly eager to grow blue annual poppies (I forget the
botanical name), but I always forget to plant the seeds early
enough (no later than March, I believe).
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